§01 / CASE STUDY 03Cyber security / research

AiSight

A more understandable warning for suspicious web pages.

Research and prototype
Role
MSc research and system design for multi-agent browser-based phishing analysis.
Discipline
Cyber security / research
Status
Research and prototype
01 / THE QUESTION

What needed to change?

A phishing warning is more useful when people can understand which signals led to it.

02 / MY ROLE

Where I worked.

MSc research and system design for multi-agent browser-based phishing analysis.

03 / DESIGN DECISIONS

Choices behind the interface.

  1. Examine different signals: URL, language, page content and screenshot.
  2. Bring those signals together in an orchestrated assessment.
  3. Present a readable warning in the browser experience.
04 / CURRENT RESULT

Where it stands.

A research system and browser prototype for multi-signal phishing detection. This is research work, not a claimed production service.

Next stepContinue evaluating explanations and the browser-to-service experience.